South Xinjiang 5 Cash - Xianfeng, 1853 – 1861

Tongbao; Kucha

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Information

Country South Xinjiang South Xinjiang
Currency Cash (1759 – 1909)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Cash - Xianfeng
Year 1853 – 1861
Ruler Qing dynastyXianfeng (咸豐帝) (1850–1861)
Composition Copper
Shape Round with a square hole
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Cast
Weight (g) 3.91
Diameter (mm) 24
Demonetized Yes

Description

5 Cash - Xianfeng from South Xinjiang. Issued from 1853 to 1861. Struck in Copper. Measures 24 mm and weighs 3.91 g.

Obverse
Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left. (Xian Feng Tong Bao
Xianfeng (Emperor) / Universal currency)
Reverse
Two Chinese ideograms above and one below, one Uyghur word to the right, and one Manchu word to the left. (Dang / Wu / Kucha / Kuca
Worth 5 / Kucha (mint) / Kucha (mint))
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1853-1861)  Hartill#22.1097-1098: Minor varieties

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